Southchurch Park East 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.53297, 0.74240
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea Island Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 42 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 42 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marbled White +6
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Marbled White Melanargia galathea 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marbled White +6
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Marbled White Melanargia galathea 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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